spanner

noun · verbB1

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noun

Plural noun:

spanners

1.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more bolt to screw in.
Đồng nghĩa: wrench
2.
(rare)One who, or that which, spans.
3.
(graph theory) A (usually sparse) graph whose shortest path distances approximate those in a dense graph or other metric space.
4.
(weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
5.
(obsolete)A device in early steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
6.
(Ireland, UK)A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
Halfway through the production of Macbeth, the director found that the stage was smaller than he expected. This really threw a spanner in the works.
7.
(Ireland, UK, derogatory, mildly)(UK, Ireland, mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
You spanner, Rodney! I wanted some time, not a bunch of thyme!

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

spanners

V_ing/Gerund

spannering

V_ed/pp

spannered

1.
To use a spanner; to fix with a spanner

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

wrenchhand tool for nuts and bolts wrench

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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